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speex: Speex (an audio compression format designed for speech)
speex:
speex: Speex is an Open Source/Free Software  patent-free audio compression
speex: format designed for speech. The Speex Project aims to lower the
speex: barrier of entry for voice applications by providing a free
speex: alternative to expensive proprietary speech codecs. Moreover, Speex
speex: is well-adapted to Internet applications and provides useful features
speex: that are not present in most other codecs. Finally, Speex is part of
speex: the GNU  Project and is available under the revised BSD license.
speex:
speex: Homepage:  http://www.speex.org/
